Woodart Vietnam is a Wood Carving Gallery & Studio , located in Cam Phu, a small village near Hoi An Accient town.
Our Mission
Woodart Vietnam is a mission. A mission to bring Vietnamese traditional wood art to the world. Woodart Vietnam commits to breaking the erroneous conception that the art of wood is behind the time and only suitable for elders.
Duy with his hand-carvings: Goku, Iron Man, Vegeta, Luffy,
Wolverine,…
Our Founders
Woodart Vietnam was founded by two friends called Duy and Céline. Even though they have been friends for such a long time, both have never thought one day they would become “business partners”.
About Duy
Duy, Founder and Wood Artist of Woodart Vietnam, is a 26 young man. His family has been involved in wood art over many decades. His father, Mr. Thu Tran, is known as one of the greatest masters of Vietnamese sculpture and a promoter of the modernization of the wood art.
The artists in Duy’s Atelier
However, in the wood carving class of his village, Duy was labeled the worst student. His teacher was hopeless toward him and said that he would never be able to carve even the simplest thing. Back then, Duy did not doubt that assumption and even more, he wondered if he was the descendant of the family.
“There are so many internal conflicts over me, I know I have to do something but the voice inside tells me that I’m useless, that I can’t do anything. I was too stress that every single second passed makes me want to give up immediately” – Duy shared.
That’s why he went to the University of Art in Hue. But after several months, he quitted. He knew that he had to quit because his soul belongs to the atelier that he had spent all of his childhood with. Furthermore, at that moment, his family was struggling with a really hard time.
About Céline
Céline, the CEO, likes being called by the name Céline because she loves traveling and making friends with new people around the world.
To people who have ever sent a message to Woodart Vietnam in French, she is pretty familiar. Celine speaks not only Vietnamese but also English and French as she studied in France and always be interested in languages. Unlike Duy, Céline is not good at Art even though she admires it. Her major in university was Economics because she is better at financial statements and quantitative approaches. Furthermore, from a very young age, she has already a dream to bring Vietnamese culture to show her friends around the world.
That was why Céline and Duy have met.
Our Studio
Duy came back home with the responsibility to innovate his family’s atelier to help it catch up with the modern development. Different from other fields, Art is uneasy to do commerce as well as it is hard to change to adapt to internet trends. Besides, Duy has never completed any carving before and he was afraid that his skill would never be qualified. Did not know what to do, he spent days after days in the atelier and tried to find a solution. Then he came up with this.
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